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LEGO SDCC 2015 Exclusive Set Official Box Art Images

June 29, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

SDCC 2015 LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build

It looks like all the San Diego Comic Con 2015 LEGO exclusive sets have been revealed and there are now official box art images of the sets. What we didn’t know about the LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build is that there will also be a R2-D2 minifigure included in the set. Although it’s not a new version, it’s nice that one is included. If there’s more sets to be revealed, I’ll add it on to this post.

On another note, I believe there’s still one more exclusive minifigure to be revealed because it was noted on a previous article that the drawings would be held from Thursday through Saturday. The LEGO Marvel Super Heroes All New Captain America (Sam Wilson) and LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Arsenal have already been revealed.

LEGO Star Wars Dagobah Mini-Build – 177 pieces/$39.99

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Action Comics #1 Superman – 145 pieces/$39.99

SDCC 2015 LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Action Comics #1 Superman

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron – 203 pieces/$39.99

SDCC 2015 LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Throne of Ultron

LEGO SDCC Retail Exclusives: Winning ticket required for purchase
You must first enter the drawing by picking up a ticket (see below) and then attendees go to the LEGO booth to redeem their ticket if they have a winning ticket and purchase the set at the LEGO booth. The LEGO booth will be located in Hall D, booth #2829.

Ticket Drawing Location:Pavilion Terrace (Upper level outside Sails Pavilion). Attendees must first enter the main Convention Center entrance from the line at the front of the main building. Entry to the LEGO retail drawing at the

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LEGO Panels at San Diego Comic Con 2015

June 29, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

San Diego Comic Con 2015 is less than 10 days away and the full programming schedule of events are now up on the main site. As usual, there will be a lot of LEGO-related panels spread out all four days of the convention. I’ll try to attend the following events depending on what else I have going on for those days.

Thursday, July 9: 6:00pm-7:00pm – Room 25ABC – DC Comics Meets LEGO Art

Creativity reaches superheroic heights as brick artist Nathan Sawaya reveals the new The Art of the Brick: DC Comics exhibition. Renowned comic book artist and co-publisher of DC Entertainment Jim Lee will draw live the concept for a brand new Batmobile that will be included in the exhibition. Joining in the discussion are production team membersBrandon Griffith and Tommy Williamson. Q&A moderated by TV host Victor Lucas (Electric Playground).

Saturday, July 11: 4:15pm-5:15pm – Room 6A – LEGO Marvel’s Avengers: From Silver Screen to Console

Arthur Parsons (game director, TT Games), Matt Ellison (producer TT Games), Mike Jones (executive producer, Marvel Games), and Bill Rosemann (creative director, Marvel Games) present an inside look at LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, the first console videogame featuring characters and storylines from the critically acclaimed film Marvel’s The Avengers and the blockbuster sequel Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, all combined with a splash of classic LEGO humor. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and Marvel Games are teaming up to provide a spirited panel discussion on this new, action-packed superhero adventure, including a live game-play demonstration, reveals

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Comic Book Covers Recreated with LEGO

June 29, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 0 Comments

San Diego Comic Con 2015 is about a week away and one of the popular mainstays at the convention are comic books. Recently, there’s been a growing trend in the LEGO community of many builders recreating comic book covers with LEGO. This building theme was made more known with Comic Bricks which was on display late last year at Designer Con. Even LEGO themselves will also debuting a set at SDCC next week with their rendition of Action Comics #1 which will be sold at the convention.

LarX99 over on Reddit has continued this trend of recreating various comic book covers with LEGO. Of course, there’s also their rendition of Action Comics #1 which has been a popular topic the past week or so due to the upcoming exclusive set. My favorite cover, seen above, is probably the recreation of Hulk #181 which was the first full appearance of Wolverine, despite the wrong colored costume. Below are just a few covers that LarX99 has done but check out the full album over on Imgur.

DC Comics Meets LEGO Art Panel at San Diego Comic Con 2015

June 27, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

SDCC 2015 The Art of the Brick: DC Comics

Yesterday, I received a press release for Nathan Sawaya’s next exhibition that will be revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2015 for The Art of the Brick: DC Comics. Additionally, he’ll also have a panel on Thursday, July 9 at 6pm in Room 25ABC for it called DC Comics Meets LEGO Art. The panel will also consist of Jim Lee, and our friends Brandon Griffith and Tommy Williamson. Check out the full press release below.

LEGO® Brick Artist, Nathan Sawaya Teams with World-Renowned Comic Book Artist and Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment, Jim Lee To Draw Live The Concept for a Brand New Batmobile To Be Built Entirely Out of LEGO Bricks

LEGO Batmobile To Be Featured During Sawaya’s Upcoming Global Touring Exhibition, The Art of the Brick: DC Comics

Creativity will reach Heroic heights as LEGO brick artist Nathan Sawaya unveils the first-look at select signature sculptures to be showcased in the global touring exhibition, The Art of the Brick: DC Comics. Attendees of the interactive DC COMICS MEETS LEGO ART Panel will witness the convergence of the world’s greatest Super Heroes with one of the world’s greatest toys. Acclaimed comic book artist and Co-Publisher of DC Entertainment, Jim Lee, will draw LIVE the concept for a brand new Batmobile to be built entirely out of LEGO bricks and later unveiled during the exhibition. The Electric Playground TV host, Victor Lucas will serve as moderator, with production team members, Brandon Griffith and Tommy Williamson, joining the discussion.

World-renowned artist, Nathan Sawaya, has joined forces with Warner

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Get a LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145) Set at Providence, RI Store Opening Celebration Tomorrow

June 26, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 6 Comments

LEGO is celebrating the grand opening of a LEGO Brand store at the JCPenney Court in Providence, Rhode Island and if you’re one of the first 300 customers to purchase $99 or more tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, you can get a free exclusive LEGO Brand Retail Store (40145) set. The offer is valid while supplies last and be sure to get there pretty early as I suspect there will be a lot of people lined up for it.

LEGO will also have an exclusive Minifigure set with a $50 purchase on Sunday. These sets are pretty unique since it labels the store and city on the packaging. This minifigure set is also limited to the first 300 customers.

You can read more details about the Providence Place LEGO Store opening here.

LEGO August 2015 Store Calendar Promos & Events

June 25, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 7 Comments

The August 2015 LEGO Store Calendar is already up on the servers and there are some promotions for the month that may interest you.

From August 1-14, you can get a FREE exclusive Classic Pirates set with purchases of $75 or more.

From August 1-31, you can get a FREE LEGO Friends Pop Star Red Carpet (30205) polybag with purchases of $35 or more on LEGO Friends, LEGO Elves, or LEGO Disney Princess sets.

From August 24-30, you can get a FREE collectible LEGO Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace poster with any LEGO Star Wars purchase.

For LEGO VIP members, you can get bonus VIP points with a purchases of the LEGO Pirates Soldiers Outpost (70410) or The Brick Bounty (70413).

From August 18-31, VIPs get early access to a new exclusive set. Rumors has the set being the LEGO Ninjago Temple (70751).

The August Monthly Mini Model Build will be a Kangaroo which looks more like a squirrel. Remember that you have to register in July to be eligible to participate at the event.

Finally, on August 1, the new LEGO Creator Ferrari F40 (10248) will be available for everyone to purchase. The summer 2015 wave of LEGO Minecraft, LEGO Elves, LEGO TECHNIC, and LEGO DUPLO sets will be available as well the new LEGO Scooby-Doo sets. The LEGO Ideas The Big Bang Theory (21302) will also be available on August 1st.

LEGO Interview with Ferrari F40 (10248) Designer Michael Psiaki and Car Facts

June 25, 2015 / Allen "Tormentalous" Tran / 1 Comment

Earlier today, LEGO announced the latest LEGO Creator set with the Ferrari F40 (10248) and along with the assets, LEGO also provided us with an interview they did with the set designer Michael Psiaki. Here he talks a little more in-depth about the details and challenges while creating the Ferrari F40.

Michael Psiaki is the designer of the LEGO Ferrari F40. In this interview he talks about details and challenges while creating this super sports car.

Did the sharp lines of the F40 make it an easy car to recreate with LEGO bricks?

Actually, the more I worked on this model the more I noticed how many subtle curves there are in the car. The car gets slightly wider and taller as you move towards the back. We managed to pull this off with a clever angled section just behind the doors. It also allowed us to get a really small gap in the frame when the doors close.

Where is the spare wheel?

On the real F40 there’s a compartment under the hood that looks like it should fit an extra wheel in it, but it’s actually too small. Instead there is a can of spray that can be used to patch any flat tires. Just like the real car, the compartment on the LEGO model is too small for a wheel, so we also included the can of spray.

What is one of the more interesting parts used in the model that we can’t see in the images?

There is a tooth element used

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